In order to help Cherries get ready for their encounter against Nottingham Forest on Saturday, ANDONI Iraola has been searching through the archives.
The Basque manager has looked into the Premier League records of Nuno Espirito Santo, the opponent’s manager.
After Forest opted to break ways with Welshman Steve Cooper earlier in the week, Portuguese coach Nuno made a return to the Premier League this week.
Nuno guided Wolverhampton Wanderers to three championship-winning seasons in the top division, two seventh-place finishes, and a trip to the Europa League quarterfinals after leading the team to the Championship title in 2018.
Before the 2021–22 season, he left to become manager of Tottenham Hotspur; nevertheless, his tenure in north London was short—just four months.
Nuno most recently worked as a manager for Al-Ittihad in Saudi Arabia. He was fired in November following a dismal start to the season, despite having won the league title the previous year.
When asked if he had rewatched Nuno’s matches against Spurs and Wolves, Iraola responded to the Daily Echo, “Yes, I had to watch it.”
“The framework and the set pieces, but they have several choices. They have several alternatives; it’s not like you see one game and that’s how they play.
“Nuno has coached nearly every squad using a variety of systems. Therefore, we have a very hard time figuring out what system the gamers can employ. We are concentrating more on ourselves, the various paths they can go, and trying to have the fundamental concepts.”
However, the gamers will also have to put in a lot of work because we may even need to alter what we are currently witnessing.
“I hope we are quick to react; the players know a lot of different ways we can adapt to the opposition.”
When questioned whether Cherries altered their plans in response to the initial reports that Nuno was taking the Forest position, Iraola said, “No, we were preparing for Steve Cooper, normally like we do every week.”
We lack information and are unsure of what may transpire.
“You have to get started as soon as it’s official that the management is changing.
It’s not like they’ll make a complete overhaul. The players will remain the same, with the same skills and advantages.
However, it is true that there are specifics that you try to observe by watching Nuno’s previous games; they act in particular ways, and you attempt to be prepared. There will undoubtedly be tasks that we must complete immediately and in real time.
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